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Recent Examples of buoy
Louis Uccellini, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
The buoys are relatively small and light, so storms and high waves must play havoc with their anchoring and piping systems and the actual desalination equipment.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 May 2025
However, if Congress adopts Trump’s full housing cuts, the agency could be forced to terminate thousands of vouchers, leaving tenants and landlords without a crucial subsidy that buoys a wide segment of the local housing market.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Noun
And data from ocean buoys add breadth and depth to our understanding of the interaction between the atmosphere and the sea.
—Louis Uccellini, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
The buoys are relatively small and light, so storms and high waves must play havoc with their anchoring and piping systems and the actual desalination equipment.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Verb
Bones is talking about the Nomura deal and the group’s confidence was buoyed by having Russell Delaney in their ranks.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 May 2025
However, if Congress adopts Trump’s full housing cuts, the agency could be forced to terminate thousands of vouchers, leaving tenants and landlords without a crucial subsidy that buoys a wide segment of the local housing market.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
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However, despite the upticks in openings and hires, Tuesday’s report also contained some concerning indicators, notably a sharp increase in layoffs and discharges.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Consumer confidence, a key inflation indicator, also improved in the U.S. for the first time in five months this May.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
3 June 2025
Verb
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But after President Joseph R. Biden Jr. lifted the bans in January 2021, travel from those countries — and from Chad, Libya and Yemen — more than rebounded.—
Allison McCann,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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But the restrictions haven’t been lifted, causing intense displeasure inside the Trump administration and prompting a recent series of measures imposed on China, three administration officials told CNN last week.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
Verb
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What to do: Hiking dramatic portions of the Pacific Crest Trail; climbing peaks that few others have summited; boating and swimming in the adjacent NRAs.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Curlew and Koala spent almost three months off Florida's west coast, swimming north and south from near St. Petersburg to beaches along the western Panhandle a couple of times.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The $650 billion staffing industry is shifting beneath our feet, and the clearest signal is this: traditional staffing companies are starting to look more like tech platforms.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by shouting or waving your arms.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Luckily for Diggins, his resolve was steeled from his experiences with discipline in Japan.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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Amid growing geopolitical tensions and unpredictable politics, the global economy is steeling itself for constant, sudden change.—
Alexander Clausbruch,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Trump instead floated the idea of launching lower-level talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican, which are scheduled for mid-June, and backed away from the possibility of imposing new sanctions on Moscow.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Mass, he was found dead in a channel in the harbor, face down, his hat floating nearby.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The Dolphins offered a sign that his rehab was progressing positively in March, restructuring his contract to convert $9.7 million of his 2024 salary into a signing bonus.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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Still, parents should not take the review as a sign that the US formula market is in disarray or in any way harmful to infants, Abrams said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
Verb
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But these crowds cheered — screamed, really — at getting to hear new Pulp material.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Bronze could be seen lying at the top of a blow-up slide before sliding down and joining his sister as dad Patrick helped from the sidelines with the activities while Brittany cheered them on.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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